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#DD385D

#dd385d ≈ Cerise

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#dd385d is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.67% red, 21.96% green and 36.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 74.66% magenta, 57.92% yellow and 13.33% black. Its hue angle is 346.55°, with 70.82% saturation and 54.31% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.8:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cerise (#de3163), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#cc3366
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Relative luminance0.1899

Complementary

  1. #dd385d
  2. #38ddb8

Split complementary

  1. #dd385d
  2. #38dd65
  3. #38afdd

Analogous

  1. #dd38af
  2. #dd385d
  3. #dd6538

Triadic

  1. #dd385d
  2. #5ddd38
  3. #385ddd

Tetradic

  1. #dd385d
  2. #ddb838
  3. #38ddb8
  4. #385ddd

Square

  1. #dd385d
  2. #afdd38
  3. #38ddb8
  4. #6538dd

Monochromatic

  1. #6a1226
  2. #ab1d3d
  3. #dd385d
  4. #e87992
  5. #f3bbc7

Shades

#dd385d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dd385d
  2. #c73254
  3. #b12d4a
  4. #9b2741
  5. #852238
  6. #6f1c2f
  7. #581625
  8. #42111c
  9. #2c0b13
  10. #160609
  11. #000000

Tints

#dd385d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dd385d
  2. #e04c6d
  3. #e4607d
  4. #e7748e
  5. #eb889e
  6. #ee9cae
  7. #f1afbe
  8. #f5c3ce
  9. #f8d7df
  10. #fcebef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dd385d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dd385d
  2. #d43f61
  3. #ca4664
  4. #c14e68
  5. #b8556b
  6. #af5c6f
  7. #a56372
  8. #9c6a76
  9. #937279
  10. #89797d
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #797979 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aa656f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #65635d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f8559 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f20048 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a3555d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #b46e5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ea1f51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dd385d {
  color: #dd385d;
}
Background
.bg-dd385d {
  background-color: #dd385d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dd385d {
  border: 2px solid #dd385d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dd385d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 221 56 93;
  --color-primary-hsl: 347 71% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dd385d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dd385d, #dd6538);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dd385d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(221 56 93 / 0.35);
}

#de3163 Cerise ΔE 2.34 #e52b50 Amaranth ΔE 3.44 #e30b5c Raspberry ΔE 3.63 #cb4154 Brick Red ΔE 3.90 #e0115f Ruby ΔE 4.20 #e3256b Razzmatazz ΔE 4.88 #ff004f Folly ΔE 6.57 #22c7a2 Inverted #797979 Grayscale 

Cerise
#dd385d  rgb(221, 56, 93)  hsl(347, 71%, 54%)  Cerise
#38ddb8  rgb(56, 221, 184)  hsl(167, 71%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#5ddd38  rgb(93, 221, 56)  hsl(107, 71%, 54%)  Lime Green
#385ddd  rgb(56, 93, 221)  hsl(227, 71%, 54%)  Royal Blue